Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-28
DOINGS OF CONGRESS,
Summary of Proceedings Of Bot
Houses at the National
Capital.

AMONG the communications presented !, =.
Senate on the 18th and referred was ono bv ~
Jones, of Nevada relative to the claim of lo'
Roach; by Mr. Cullon. from Peoria, III. -.
Philadelphia, favoring the interstate com,ne,.'
bill. particularly the pooling and long-and.s ,s
haul clauses. The Senate then resu%as
S Nj H ass mesed tb,
Senate disagree to the report. and insist or " y, |
former action aud request further conferesn
Mr. FRYE after considerable discussion, rss.
notice that he would move 70 fecommit the Ia
would take precedence over the other motion.
Mr.. Evarts addressed the Senate at SOM
length, opposing the adoption OF the report, afs
which further discussion was dropped till ~ |
morrow, The House amendment to the Sens
anti-polygamy bill was non concurred in and.
conference asked. In the House the bill nmsni
ing the law regulating the removal Of cause
from State to Federal courts was passed. Nj
Tucker, of Virginia, called up the bill provds
for the bringing of suits against the COVERING,
of the United States, and after very brief d.
cussion it was passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th inst. Mr.. ingalls, i,
troduced bill granting arrears in certain cass
to those pensioned by special acts. By Mr.
bin. an amendment to the act Of March 8, IN;
granting right-of-way to railroads through pph
lie lands in the United States. Mr.. Cpllom,
motion to proceed to the consideration Of tb
conference report on the Interstate commere
bill was agreed to by a vote ~ to u. A long and
interesting debate on the question OF agreeing IA
the conference report then followed. Before tis
vote was taken Mr. Frye moved to re-colpna
the report but his is mo. ton was was lost ny yea
on the conference report. and resulted: Yeas
A3; nays, Is Adjourned till the 18th. Nj
CALDWELL in the House, submitted the confer
cnce report on the electoral bill, and ii wa
agreed to. Most of the day was devoted to ,T
consideration of Senate bills on the private csl
endar. At an evening session some twenty.iou,
pension bills were passed The House d.
journed ut 10 80 D. III.
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th
The House considered the joint resolution An.
thorzing an investigation Of the books and &C.
counts and methods of the Pacific railrca6,I
aided by the Government Mr.. Cultivate. al
Ohio, fayoring the resolution, said Congress hssI
never been gwen official Information by wbicl
it could ascertain the value of the security Ii.
Government has for the payment OF it's lour
the Pacific railroads. 1t had been stated that AL
the end of ten years there would be surplus
S44,0G0,000 of assets over the companies inlebt
edncss to the Government, and that M exainina
ton would show not dollar of surplus. Md
Crisp, OF Georgia, and Mr.. Anderson, Of Kansas
each give notice of amendments, when tile com
lnttee rose. Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, presen.sd
,nerco bill, but did not ask immediate action
thereon. 1t was ordered printed in the Rttod
and Mr.. Crisp gave notice Tint he would CALI |
up Mt TN early day. motion to go into oy
1nittee of the whole on the pleuro- pneunds
bill was lost Mr. Norwood. of Georgia, rsss
deny the statement contained in the New l1s
World that he had received doodle FROM ,l
Central Pacific Railroad. The House went into
committee of the river and harbor bill, whitl
WIS under discussion when the body adjourned
The Senate ON the 18th adopted the resolutia
favoring the proper observance of the center
NAL anniversary of tho constitution in April, ISL
MIR. Edmunds called attention to the fact tbs|
the appropriate committee had not yet reports
on his postal telegraph bill. He desired an eali
report, whether favorable or unfHvorable. Foty|
House pension bills. and the pension bill ap
propriating S15,G00 were taken up and paased|
Tho army appropriation bill was also passed
with Il few unimportGnt amendments. Tl
Senate bill to establish agricultural experimeDI
tnl stations III connection with agricultural coil
l LEI came up as unfinished business Mr.. ri
ton. on the bill the Senate adjournei
In the House, Mr.. Findlay. of Ohio, introduce
tender; to authorize the issue of legal tende
certificates for half the gold coin and hnlf th4
silver coin. and to provide for a fund to redeem
setts, a bill 70 grant Walt Whitman, the poet, l
pension Of s25 per month. BY Mr.. Herman. d
Orego:, proposing a constitutional amendmel]
TOR s4ors the election ao Of United States Sen
kansas, calling upon the Attorney General te|
information as to the legal authority unle
which the Union Pacific and Kansas pactj
Railrond Companies were consolidated. NIL
Crisp, OF Georgia, created some surprise by call
ing up the conference report on the interested
bill in conflict with other unfinished business
resulting in the House refusing to consider it
that time by vote of 1l3 yeas and l37 nav
The hill for tho relief Of Ianau1cnf AL
honorably discharged soldiers and sailor |
who are now disabled and depended
upon their own labor for suppor|
pension of the rules-yeas 179, nays Is. The tots
number of persons benefited by this bill wal
estimated ut SO, 105, md the annual cost to TIL
government will reach nearly Sc, 600, 900 TEsI
motion to concur in the Senate amendmentn|
the Mexican pension bill was agreed to-yeas|
2A3, nays s. This bill needs only Presidential
approval to become law. Adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th the bill to reimburssi
the depositors of ths Washington freedman
Bank was reported from The finance committaI
and placed on the calendar Mr.. Hawley, FROM
tho committee on centennial Gel ba
ton, reported a joint resoluti n providing
for joint committee to con .i,Iel tht
e .,sI;siei Of holding in 1872 an inter
duct1ons OF all countries. Pissed. Mr.. Cor
man offered preamble and resolution au hor |
1zing the President to prohibit transit thtoreh
the United States and territorial waters Of Ell
gines cars, vessels or goods proceeding from
Canada. Mr.. Frye explained that the com
nlittee on foreign relations had investigated th
subject and would report soon Mr. Dawes re
marked that every day the grievance was nas
glaring and inexcusable. Mr.. Edmund
gave notice that on the 10th he would move tA
consideration Of executive business Of wide pub
nc interest. The House resumed consideratNf
OF the Joint resolution authorizing an investl
ton OF the accounts Of Pacific railroads wbi
was passed without division. Mr., Crisp ap'
called up the interstate commerce bill, the Es
ana short haul clause Of which was discussE
oy Messrs. Crisp and Butler. A vote on b
matter was not reached. The postoffice appr
Rr1ation bill was reported and referred, and tn
House adjourned
She Had Him Well in Hand.